Folding shipping-crate.



NO. 822,389. PA'IPNTPD JUNE 5. 1906.

D. B. PNIDNBY.l POLDING SHIPPING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 11, 1905.

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Speeicetion of Letters Patent.

Patented June 55, 1906s reputation mea my 11, 1905. serial No. 269,215.

To all zwi/,om it may concern.'

Be it known that l, Devin BLAIR RQDKEY, o, eitizen of the United. States, residing et Spengler, n the county of Cambria end Stete of Pennsylvanie, have invented a new d useful Folding Shippir Crete, of v/liioh tneliollowing is e specifies-tien lily invention relates to certain new' end useful improvements 'in folding shippingere-tes, end has ior its objeette provide e erste that is very simple and sheep in eonstruction and one that een be folded into e very snmll space when not in Another object of my inver 'ion is to provide erste for shi.` i hind el? goods that require ereting or pet ig in shipping and one that is very' ffiesilyy up and then knocked down zitter the goods have been reit very smell space lior reshipping.

Vifith these and various other objeets in vieny the invention eonsists oi the novel feetures of Construction end e rangement ot' parts, thet deseribed in 'the ehiim end eoinpenyiiig drawings, in

ligure l .is a per eetive showing the top raised. i perspective view ol the (rrete folded. Fig. 3 is :i side view of erste -with the cover raised :ind the side dropped, showing the r inner of folding. Fig. 'fl is :i seetionel vi' of the crete set op. l? 5 e seetionid view of the Crete lold ed.

Referring to the drewinj i indicates the bottom el my improved f i, which. is prefernbljv mede ohlon n shape itnd provided with ends B, ham/11N" reeesses il formed in their zidjneent their top end :ire connected t` "oto by the hinges B2, which ere adapted to :lit between the sides C and D, having:r beveled upper edges C :ind l), seourod to the upper side ol the bottoni A, the side l) being olt e greater height than the side i) lor the purpose liereine'l'ter described.

To the'side is connected by hinges E2 s, side il), having top find bottoni beveled edges end inwerdly-projeeting pins E end being also provided with hinges E2, by whiohthe s-oetiormi. top l?, which'. is provided with L beveled edge to correspond with the bevel of the top edge of the side E, is seeured thereto, whioh consists ot the sections G and H, oonl intion tind er- `l be more fully hewn in the eo- The bottom n. olf the is provided with s transverse groove o, pro ided with. jour nels J', adapted to receive the shaft K, eerryingr the partition L, which is held ine vertieel position b v the gnidepins M, secured to' the sides of the ere-te.

ln order to give additional strength to the erste end to securely loelr. the erste 1n e setup position, I provide bers N, pivotelly eonneeted in eyes N', Carried by the side L'Whieh are provided with hooked ends N2, adapted to engage the eyes seeured te the side E, and securely look the sides together. in or der that these rods niev be out ,ojthe Way, the crete is in lcnoelrefi-do'wn position. 'The side l is provided with l tv receive the hooked end lil and securely hold them-iv rip against the edge ol the side l, is shown 1n f lig. 3. The top is provided with e hook U, adapted to the eye E en the side C end seeurelvl lool;V the erste in e, knoekeddown position.

In order to knock down the crete when in e, set-np position, the bers drawn out of the recesses in the side enieh is then avllowed to drop down, is shown in Fig. 3. The side is then shoved outwardly, and the parti tion is free to drop down on the bottom. The sides ere then folded inwardly, and the side l is told ed over on the ends. The top is then folded downwardly heel; upon itself, end the side eerrying the top section is Afolded over end securely looked by the hook O.

Having thus fully described my invention, ivhat l claim es new, end desire to secure by Letters Potent, is

A collapsible crete Comprising e bottoni having sides et different height provided with bevel edges, ends hinged to the bottom adapted to fold down on the bottoni, e side provided with e lower beveled edge hinged to the side with the leest height, adapted to fold down on the ends, e side provided with upper and lower beveled edges hinged to the side with the greatest height, and a sectional top hinged together on its under side, and provided with e beveled edge hinged to the IOO v 5 adagted to fold down With the outer section upper beveled edge of the side, thelouter section of the top being adapted to fold down upon the side and inner section of the top, and the side and inner section of the top tion ofthe top edapted to engage an eye carried by the side with the least height, for the purpose described.

'DAVID BLAIR RODKEY. Witnesses. LOUIS CLEMENSON,

HARVEY H. I-IE'rRIolsi,y

of t e top over the side and ends forming a flat top, `and a hook carried by the inner sec- 

